Testing with the Creality provided 8GB SD card and gcode files still doesn't work. The card also tests and reads fine in a PC, See attached image for card contents as own on the PC.
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I have also copied the files off the card, re-formatted it and placed ONLY the gcode files back in the root directory of the card. with the same result. No files found by the printer.
NO I have not, there is very little information about this printer and firmware, I'm considering getting an aftermarket board that runs generic marlin so that I have options to do the things I want to do. lighting control, ABL or Manual bed mesh etc. etc. One of my biggest frustrations with the CR-5 Pro is the lack of information and documentation. This is a much more costly printer than a basic Ender3, but there is almost no information about it available.
@admin
Just to update for others knowledge etc. After buying additional cards and testing The printer does see files adhering to the 16 character filename limit from FAT32 cards. It does not read the 8GB card that was provided with the printer even thought the card does work fine on a PC with two different readers.
I can FORCE the files on that 8GB card to be see by carefully pressing the card side to side in the reader slot, which indicates an issue with the connectors in the socket. BUT ONLY the 8GB Creality provided card has that problem .
My original issue was due to a mix of the flaky card, and incorrect characters (or long names) on the other tested cards.
** HOPEFULLY this helps someone else if they are experiencing similar issues.
Happy Printing !
Does anyone have any information about the use of the LED (e.g. from the product information page: Print Process Reminder) is it simply ON or Off via the control panel?
Also is it controllable via gcode? The Marlin M355 Case light control returns an error.
My 3 week old CR-5 Pro is refusing to read gcode files from any SD card except a old 128mb FAT formatted card. This includes the card provided with the printer containing the manual and test models. Touching Print, after a long pause, the file list is simply blank. I have checked the card, copied all of the directories and files to my PC for safe keeping. Re-formatted and placed the gcode files back. Still no go.
So I tried a small (128mb) FAT formatted card, placing the factory test files there, still nothing. On a whim I renamed a file to test.gcode Then the printer would see it, and I could select it and print it. I tried renaming the file to a different name, test_1.gcode. It fails presumably due to the underscore in the name.
After trying several cards and many files the ONLY way I seem to be able to print is to use that small card and keep file names back to MS-DOS standard 8 character names with nothing other than alpha or numeric names.
As I said I am unable to print the supplied test files from the card provided with the printer.
Is this OLD firmware? or broken hardware ?
OH I can print over USB via Simplify3D or Octoprint.
NO I have not, there is very little information about this printer and firmware, I'm considering getting an aftermarket board that runs generic marlin so that I have options to do the things I want to do. lighting control, ABL or Manual bed mesh etc. etc. One of my biggest frustrations with the CR-5 Pro is the lack of information and documentation. This is a much more costly printer than a basic Ender3, but there is almost no information about it available.
@admin
Just to update for others knowledge etc. After buying additional cards and testing The printer does see files adhering to the 16 character filename limit from FAT32 cards. It does not read the 8GB card that was provided with the printer even thought the card does work fine on a PC with two different readers.
I can FORCE the files on that 8GB card to be see by carefully pressing the card side to side in the reader slot, which indicates an issue with the connectors in the socket. BUT ONLY the 8GB Creality provided card has that problem .
My original issue was due to a mix of the flaky card, and incorrect characters (or long names) on the other tested cards.
** HOPEFULLY this helps someone else if they are experiencing similar issues.
Happy Printing !
@admin
These the example files on the Creality supplied SD card with the printer, and a small test file I added to the card. The "3D Model file" is the description that Windows shows because I have
The Simplify 3D slicer installed and associated with .gcode files. But those are gcode files and unaltered from their original state.
I will test with only the provided 001.gcode file. and report back.
Very good, I will send that shortly.
Testing with the Creality provided 8GB SD card and gcode files still doesn't work. The card also tests and reads fine in a PC, See attached image for card contents as own on the PC.
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I have also copied the files off the card, re-formatted it and placed ONLY the gcode files back in the root directory of the card. with the same result. No files found by the printer.
Does anyone have any information about the use of the LED (e.g. from the product information page: Print Process Reminder) is it simply ON or Off via the control panel?
Also is it controllable via gcode? The Marlin M355 Case light control returns an error.
I have had this happen one time, I don't remember if I was printing from the card or via USB, but about an hour in, the model came loose. When I checked the bed heat was OFF, even though the target in the file was 60c.
My 3 week old CR-5 Pro is refusing to read gcode files from any SD card except a old 128mb FAT formatted card. This includes the card provided with the printer containing the manual and test models. Touching Print, after a long pause, the file list is simply blank. I have checked the card, copied all of the directories and files to my PC for safe keeping. Re-formatted and placed the gcode files back. Still no go.
So I tried a small (128mb) FAT formatted card, placing the factory test files there, still nothing. On a whim I renamed a file to test.gcode Then the printer would see it, and I could select it and print it. I tried renaming the file to a different name, test_1.gcode. It fails presumably due to the underscore in the name.
After trying several cards and many files the ONLY way I seem to be able to print is to use that small card and keep file names back to MS-DOS standard 8 character names with nothing other than alpha or numeric names.
As I said I am unable to print the supplied test files from the card provided with the printer.
Is this OLD firmware? or broken hardware ?
OH I can print over USB via Simplify3D or Octoprint.